Etymology

crocidolite

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Today it means: A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκροκῠ́ς“nap of cloth/wool”
  2. English todaycrocidolite

From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokŭ́s, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.

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